GEd 109 STS Finals Reviewer

Science, Technology and Society

GEd 109 STS Finals Reviewer

Poll

Among the three chapters discussed on Part 2 which is STS AND THE HUMAN CONDITION, which do you understand and appreciate the most?

Poll

Among the five chapters discussed on Part 3 which is SPECIFIC ISSUES IN STS, which do you understand and appreciate the most?

Multiple Select

Which of the following are the two characteristics of modern technology as a revaling process (according to Heidegger)?

• challenging

• expediting

• enframing

• standing in reserve

• standing against us

Multiple Choice

In Aristotle's schema, there are four aspects of human nature. Which of the them refers to the human's creativity, expressiveness and knowledge-seeking ability?

• physical

• emotional

• social

• rational

Multiple Choice

Which of the following sets is accurate in giving meaning to the good life?

• Aristotle : Happiness ; Socrates : Pleasure

• Socrates: Virtues ; Aristotle : Pleasure

• Epicurus :Pleasure ; Socrates : Happiness

• Aristotle : Pleasure ; Epicurus : Pleasure

Multiple Select

Ideally, the government or state pursues public good with a profit orientation while private corporations pursue it with a service orientation.

• Fact

• Myth

Multiple Choice

A complete consensus on the definition of the word "robot" has yet to be achieved.

• Fact

• Myth

Multiple Choice

The ethical or moral sense for machines can be built on a utilitarian base.

• Fact

• Myth

Multiple Choice

Which of the following DOES NOT describe what it was like during the Pre-Gutenberg Period?

• Memory and memorization

• handwritten manuscripts

• gossips and rumors

• mass communication

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a myth with regard to the paradoxes of Technology?

• Whether we want or not, we feel socially obliged to take phone calls, answer emails and send responses to messages on Facebook.

• We can't go on even one day without our phones and we feel helpless when the Internet is down.

• We gain our ability to remember phone numbers and our ability to articulate thoughts.

• The more e communicate, the more trivial our conversations become.

Multiple Choice

GMOs won’t help solve climate change.

• Fact

• Myth

Multiple Choice

Which is true? GMOs are...

• an ingredient

• frankenfood

• all processed foods

• the product of transgenesis

Multiple Select

Which of the following has been greatly affected by nanotechnology?

• Healthcare

• Environment

• Education

• Economic

• Employment

Multiple Choice

Which of the following states a "realized" impact of nanotechnology on society?

• Will there be a nano-environmental legacy?

• Where could the nanomaterial end up?

• Does introduction of composite materials increase environmental problems?

• How can the applications of nanoscience affect the environment?

Multiple Choice

The genes in the body’s cells play an important role in our health.

• Fact

• Myth

Multiple Choice

The possibility of destructive embryo research, particularly adult stem cells, presents us with a moral problem because it appears to bring into tension two fundamental moral principles that people esteem very highly.

• Fact

• Myth

Multiple Choice

Climate change could affect our society through impacts on a number of different social, cultural and natural resources.

• Fact

• Myth

Multiple Select

Check all the causes of climate change?

• greenhouse gas emissions

• Earth's natural climate cycle

• Solar influences

Open Ended

Which topic will you spend most time to review on?